Vending machine



` Feb. 22, 1927.

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f UNITED srarss l g 1,618,450 Amirri-lsfNT DAVID Lazare.; on BRooKLYN, NEW YORK.

VENDING MACHINE. y

Application led January 25, 1923. Serial' No; 61418168;

is to provide a vending device' which is com-V paratively small, andV which carries a detachable plate upon which is vcompactly mounted ,the entire coin controlled mechanism. .A Y

FurtherY objects of the invention are to provide the 'casing withV two compartments containing the articles to be released by inserting' coins in the respective slots" for each compartment and to provide one operating mechanism for releasing separately the articles from both compartments.

A still further object of the invention is to provide 'means which'will prevent second coin 'from being inserted into the slot Vor an empty compartment.

The invention is fully disclosed in the 'following speciiication, particularly pointed out in the appended claims,and illustratively exemplified inV the accompanying drawings, in which', Figure 1 is a` perspective view of my. improved device attached to the back ot a seat and showing the pusher depressed and 'one packet released and depending from thepbottom ofthe machine; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the detachable plate and `coin controlled mechanism` the lock and coin support-being omitted; Fig. ,3, is a perspective view of the casing or container with cover raised and detachable plate removed vto show the compartments for the articles; Fig.. 4, is a front elevational view of the vending machine with cover raised vand the mechanism set as it would appear when the containeris loaded; Fig. 5', is a view similar to Fig. Vexcept that the mechanism is shown 'in tripped position and parts are broken away to more clearly disclosevothe'rwise hidden parts ;"Fig. 6 is a rsubstantially longitudinal section view through the deviceand taken on the line 6'-'-^6 of Fig". 4; Fig'. 7 is a sectional view on the-line 7-7 of Fig. 15; and Fig. S is a perspective view of one corner of the plate showing the coin slot and coin l stop' device. n

Referring Vto the drawing, 1() denotes"- the casing orV lower compartment comprising a vdat back wall 11 and'longitudinalupright side wa'llslQ,- 'the lower ends of the latter being rounded, as shown in Figuresl and 3. A longitudinally disposed central partition' 13 is mounted integraljwi'th'thecasing'lO and the spaces on* both sides 'ofthis partition forinlthe compartments lA andAB into which the Vpackages are placed as hereinafter described. .Tl'ie back wall 11 between-the o po'site walls of bot'h compartments A and y is provided withfinclined raised .strips of vmaterial 14' extending from the upper edge.

to a plane short ot the opposite or lower edge. The inclination of the strips 14 begins at Zero at thev upper edge of the back 1 wall V11 and increases inheig'ht towards the lower ends and in a similar manner the outside edge 'of the partition 13 is inclined to beA substantially parallel with the vplanes 'of the strips themselves. djacent the lower edge of the casing 10 and disposedat the endsofA the strips 14 and on opposite sides of the partition 13 are a pair of trap delivery doors 1'5. The doors'15 comprise flat 'metal membershaving eyes '16A along their inside edges adapted to'rotate about pivot pieces @formed-by a series of cutouts 1 8l in the' back wall 11. The doorsY ,15 swing by gravity from a'Y horizontal plane to a vertical depending positionjassliown'in Figures 5f and 7. The innerfaces of the doors 1'5 are provided with eyes'19fto receive hool ing devices for facilitating `the releasefof the doors from their horizontal or closed positions Ato enable them to swing to open positions.

rThe upper edge of the casing 10 carries a hinged cover'casing 20 comprising a front wall 21, upright side walls 22and top wall Qnthe latter being rprovided with two kcoin slots Madjacent opposite side edges'thereo'f. The lower ends of the side walls 22 are curved toward the rear and extremelower edge of the cover, when held 'in closedipositiem-'proj ects to a plane coinciding -wi't-h" the lower "faces of the doors whenthe latter are in closed position` as shown in Figure '6. The upperfront edgeof the 'cover 20 i'sapro- 4vided with acavity 25 formed `cutting (ill el the back wall et the coin slots 2l, see Fig'. el. This cavity 25 is adapted to receive the linger operated plunger for operating' the coin controlled mechanism.

The lower end of partition 153 extends above the outside edge thereof to provide a hooi: shaped member E2G and the walls lf2 are provided with notches 27 cut to a depth coinciding with the plane of the outside edge of the partition, the said notches being disposed about midway of the length of the walls. The outside edge of the partition .lf3 is 'further provided with raised supports 2&3 adjacent opposite ends thereof to receive the plate 29 ou which the coin controlled mechanism is mounted.

The plate 29 comprises a flat sheet oli material having' an upright flange 30 alonel its lower edge, the latter beingl provided with a centrally disposed slot 3l which embraces the hoolt member 2G, while the latter hooks over the :tace of the plate itself to hold .it in position. To further hold the plate Q9 in position against the supports 2S the side edges ol the plate are provided with projections 32 which are adapted to regrister with the notches 2i". as shown iu Figures 4; and 5. The lower edge of the plate 29 adjacent opposite side edges is provided with notches 3S which are aligned with and open into similar notches 3l disposed in the inside edge ot' the flange 30, the notches 33 and 3fton both sides being adapted to receive the eyes lf) of the doors, as shown in Fig. Ll.. The notches 34 open into slots 35 in the flange 30, the said slots projecting; to ward the center line of the plate.

rlhe coin controlledmechanism for releasinglr the doors l5 comprises a Y-shapcd eein receiving arrangement composed of two separate chutes 3G and 3T, the receiving upper ends being adapted to register with the coin slots 2l in the cover 20. lt will be apparent from the drawings that both sets of coin actuatinpr mechanisms are identical in construction with the exception that one set is right hand and the other is left hand, so that a description ol" but one set will sullicc for both. Referring to the lett `hand set the chute 36 comprises a channel shaped member the upper end of which is secured along its open side to the plate 2t). The upper portion of the chute 3G is parallel with the side edge of the plate 29 'for short distance and there inclined downwardly to wards the central line of the plate. At this point the two chutes 3G and 3T are brought into close proximity with each other where they then project downwardly and parallel to a. plane about midway of the length o'l the plate. The faces ot' both chutes are provided with open ended slots 3S having cam surfaces 39 at their upper ends. The cam 39 terminates at a point coinciding with the periphery of a coin X after the latter has been inserted into a coin slot E24- and permitted to lfall through the chute 3G to a point where it is held to be projected against the coin actuated mechanism.

The stops tor the coin in this position consist on one side ol a roller el() which is disposed on the central line el' the plate at the lower ends lhereojl where the opposite sides ot the roller ovcrlie the delivery ends` of the chutes.J so that one roller suiliees for both. The stop on the opposite side ol the coin path for the door releasing` arrangenient consists oli' a roller lll mounted on a lever 42. lhe lever -l-:l is disposed ilat against the plate 29 and lnovided with a. screw pivot member Ll-l carried by the plate. The lover end of the lever Ll2 provided with avv hoolc toc let which mores: through `the slot 15h and eye 19 olf' the door lo to hold the latter closed. The normal position ol the lever lilis towarilifi the lo'lted position, as shown inll1 i ll, and the parts are held in such position by the spring- 45 opposite etuis oi which are secured to plus carried `by the plaie and lever, respectively. lletweell the springtI l5 and pivot 43 the lever carries a stop pin or screw 46 against. which the notched end oi a dotent Lli is adapted to engage, the detent being pivotally mounted at the side educ ol the plate and adaiited to lall by `gravity into position against the pin after the lever has been swung inwardly. The upper end or arm ot the leier eli? raised by an iin-lined portion to a plane abciive the surface ol the plate 25) and just above the face of chute 36. The roller Lll is mounted beneath this raised portion at the end thereof. leyond the roller 4:1 and secured to the loyer l2 is a llexible strip olE material referred to hereinafter as the coin stop. 4S, The stop projects upwardly and over the chute lo to the mouth ot' the latter where it iinforided with rearwardly directed cum portion all in the shape ol? a quadrann the high point of the latter being.;` directed towards the side edge oit' the plate and in normal position restino` against the surlfece oi the chute 3G. fit the point against which the high point of the cam 41S is said to rest-in normal position, i. c. when the lever is set to be acted upon by a coin, the upper edge oit the chute 3G is cut away to provide a slot ell) through which the cam mores to a position across the coin path in the chute. The flexible nature oit the stop 1S makes it possible i'or the cam portion to ride into and out el the coin path by merely rocking' the lever in one direction or the other, as shown in .Figures fl and lVhen. the cam is disposed across the coin path it will be engaged beneath a catch or hoolt member 50 which will prevent the coin stop from being loreed out ol the slot.

The coins are projected from the chutes 3G and 3T and against" the rollers Al() and el by means oi a pair of pivoted detente 5h lil) liti

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llll) the latter being carried by the cross head of a T shaped slide bar 52. The nose of each detentis adapted to move through the slot 3S and against the peripheryof the coin X, and when in normal: position the y nose is supported on the cam surface 39 and out of the path of the travel of the coins through the'chute. The steem portion' of the T-slide 52 is guided in a channel. piece superposed on the faces of the ychutes 36and` 37, the axis of the piece 53 and 'stern b-eing inthe general longitudinal direction -of the center line of the plate. The steeni projects upwardly beyond the piece 53 to receive the finger plunger 54 which actuates. in the cavity 25 and which consistsY of an angular member, the longer arm being disposed parallel to andV against the inside face of the front wall of the cover while tfhegl'ateral arm forms the finger plate and is disposed parallel tothe top wall ofthe cover. The plunger is yieldably supported in itsv upper Vmost position by a pair Aof springs 55 'attached at theirlower ends to the cross head of the Tv slide bar 52 and at the upper ends to pins 56v secured to the inclined walls of the chutes. s

. The cover member 20 is 'locked tothe plate 29 by means of suitable locking device designated generally as 57, which is `prlovidedwith a key slot 58 projecting through an opening in the front wall`2l of the cover 20. Just above the locking device a coin holder 58 to support the coins from thefchutes and vto prevent the coins from becoming engaged l with parts ofl th-e mechanism. The 'holder comprises an upright. curved wall `integral with the plate 29 and disposedbetweenthe two levers 42 at a pointv level with the pivots therefor, and a central partition wall on opposite sides of which the coins are collected from the chutes. Y Y, f

`The operation of the vending device is as follows: Assuming a coinisdrop-pedi'nto the vlefthand slot, as shown in Fig. 5, and the plungerv 54 depressed`,`the T *headE will move downwardly with the detents `51. The l' left hand detent 5lv will ride over the cam surface 39 andintothe slot 38 and against the periphery of the coin whichv will be Aforced downwardlyv against. the rollers 40 and 4l. The roller 40` throws theY coin against the roller 41 toswing therlever '42 about its pivot, whereupon the hooked toe 44 ofthe lever wil-l move out ofthe eye 19 and into the slot 35 andthe door 15 will drop to open position as shown in figures 5 and 7. The package Y. containedfin the compartment A is ejected by means of a spring actuated plate 59 consistingofaxed portion 60 integral with the back of the plate '29, a'coiled spring T61 depending therefrom and a packaging plate 62 supported at the end of the spring. The plate 29 carriesvtwo of these ejectors one for each compartment. It will be apparent Vthat the package must rest against the incl-ined surface 14, as shown in Figure 6, and when the door l5 is released the packagefwill be forced-'downwardly and outwardly away from the back wall 1l to avoid becoming engaged by the edge of the door itself. y

Simultaneously with this operation the leverA 42 has moved so as lto bringth-e coin stop into the mouth of the chute, as previously described whereupon the detent 47 will have engaged. to stop pin. 46 and loclecltl1e lever in position. The plunger 54is released and moves back' to Vits normal` position so as to be in position to'ac't when a coin is placed in the other slot. y

It will. be noted that in order tol-reload a machine all? that isn'ecess'ary to d is to un lock the cover 20, raise the' latter andv detach the plate v294 whereupon the compartments are exposed and' ready toireceive a; new charge. After replacing the plate the detent 47 is lifted and the Vlever42 and `co'in stop Having describedfmy invention what I claim is :Y l

l. In. a vending ma'c`ln'ne,a container `having a hinged cover member at one 'end and I'delivery Vopenings 'at `the other end, hinged doorsforeach-deliveryripening, 1a Vfdetachable longitudinally disposed partition f Vplate, arranged witlin the container and forming a chamber for the 'article-sfto be `sold and a second chamber Yto receive c 'i11s,'and`coin `48 will swing to their initial positions. lfn

actuated mechanism carried by the plate in the coinchamber forre'leasingthe said doors to discharge the contents of the chamber on the opposite side of the plate.

2. A vending machine, as claimed in claim l, in which th'e'plate is provided with coin chutes to conduct the coins to the' coin ac-` tuated mechanism, and a coin `stop carried by saidv mechanism and movable into the V'opening in the chute to prevent they inser' el. A vending machine, as claimed in claim l, in which the coin actuated meclmnir-m comprises a pivotcd lever having a hook at one end to engage a door ot the conaimr, anda contact member carried h v the lever and movable across` the path ot trzivcl olt the coin, whereby pressure exerted against the coin will rock the said imnnher and ihe lever to withdraw the said heolt and release the door, snlril'antially as described.

5. A vending machine, as claimed in claim l, in which the said plate in provided. with a plurality oit coin chates, to receive and `e'ilidc the coins to the coin actuated mechanisms, the latter comprising' a pivol'ed lever adjacent each chille and having; a hook at one end to engage a door of the rmitaincr` :L contact member carried by the leve' and disposed at the month of the chute in the path of travel of a coin, and a coin erop carried by .the opposite end ol" said lever and movable into the openingl in the ehne io prevent the insertion oli a :second coin .into the correepoi1ding1 chiite ot' an empty `container, substantially as described.

(5. A vei'nlini;l machine, as claimed in claim l, in which the said partition plaie carrier-5 all ot the operating mechanism, end the container is provided with means for en- `.gagiing the plate to hold it in position vfithin the vending;U machine, substantially as described.

7. A Vendingr machine, as claimed in claim l, in which the partition plate is provided with a slotted angular portion snl'istaniialljiY parallel with the said doors in cloeed position, a partition to divide the said container into compartments, and e projecting' piece at the end of the last named partition having a notch to r ceive the edge olf the said plate and a portion to insert into the said slot in the angular portion thereof, snbstantially as described.

S. A vending machine, as claimed in claim l, .including coin chutes disposed von the plate, the said chiites being' provided with :forked delivery ends, and means movable into the space between prongs olf the said delivery ends to engage the come end prees the lat-ter against the coin actuated mei-hir nism, substantially as described.

5). A vending,lr machine, ae claimed in claim l, imrlndinnr coin chutes disposed on the plate, the months of the chutes beine' closely adjacent the opposite ends ot the plate` the mid portion of the chiites being; inclined downwardly toward each other and tof nlinatinn at the deliverj,7 ends in oloselj,r adjacent parallel pieces having slotted open ings, and means'ior ejectine' the coins irom the delivery ends to effect theoiiicration ot the coin actuated mechanism, eiibstantially as described. i

lOl. A. vending machine, as claimed in claim l, including;- coin chutes disposed on the plate having` slotted. delivery ende, and means 'for ejecting the coins :from the chiites comprieinea elide bar movable over said choice and provided with openings coincidingj with the slots `in the coin chiites, and pivoted detente mounted in the Said openings and n'ioviible into :ind out o il the said slots to engage against the coins inserted in thel chates to eject the ,latter therehfom and rigminst the coin actuated mechanism, sul)- stantially :is described.

1L d vending machine as claimed in claim l, including av pair ol' coin chiites mounted on the sind plate, the delivery ends ol` said chutes being provii'led "ith open ended slots, n ,guide plate carried by` the clmtee, a slide bar extensible in said guide plate and ln'ovided with lateral projections to overlie both elote in the chiites, letenle pirolnliy mounted `in the projectirnr-,i and adapted lo operate against coins in the chiites, and eprings connected to said slide to normallyY support the slide in upward potion, whereby the detcnts are held at the edges of said filete, substantially asdescribed.

lf2. In a coin controlled vending; inaq chine, a ciinitainer, a (lctachable partition plate within said container 'forming separate article and coin chambers, deliverydoors through which the contents of the machine are to be discharged, means carried hy the plate for guiding the coins from the outside into the interior, means for simultaneously releasing said (loore and closing the ,gnidingmeans, and means 'For projecting thc coin against said means to actnate the latter for releasing the doors.

(i3. In a coin controlled vendimor machine, a container, a detachable partition plate within said container lor receiving the coins and formingI separate article and coin chambers, releaeingl menne :l'or the contents ol' the machine mounted on the plate and actuated b v movement ot the coin into engagcment therewith, metros for locking the rcleasinpr means in releasing position, resilient means carried by said releasing means for preventingl a subsequent coin to be inserted alter the contents have been discharged and deliveryv doors for said container.

ln testimony whereof, I, David Lanai' have signed mv name to this specilication,

this 20th day ol January 1923.

DAVID Liizlin.

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